I feel compelled to share with you my latest documentary short film in the series I've been commissioned to create for Russell Investments. This particular piece is about planning--a topic that bridges my client to the rest of the world's day to day endeavors--but it might as well be about inspiration. That's the primary reason I want to share it here... Not for the commercial message, but because Helen Thayer is one of... read more ›
Apr
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Apr
07
[updated 8-April 2010: I added the recording of the live announcement after the jump] Hello Friends! I'm happy and proud to announce today that over that past year I've been working together with my super-tech friend Craig Swanson to bring you the world's first LIVE creative education internet channel. And the best news? It's FREE. That's right, it's free to watch any and all live feeds from some of the world's best creative... read more ›
Apr
06
What: special LIVE announcement + Q&A; followupWhere: at the url www.chasejarvis.com/LIVE When: Wednesday April 7th at 10:40am USA west coast PDT.(1:40pm USA east coast USA EDT) GMT -8 on the international clock.Hi Friends. If you've been tuned in here, then you know we've been doing a good bit of LIVE broadcasting lately. It's been really fun. And there's more of it to come WEDNESDAY. I've got an exciting announcement I'd like to share with you... read more ›
Apr
05
Too often advertising is a lot about BIG. Especially automotive advertising. Big budgets, big gear, big egos. Big and boring. This latest Nissan commercial from TWBA Toronto, however, isn't big in those traditional senses. Instead, it's big on spirit, innovation, and effectiveness. Plus big points on photography/cinematography. Seriously great camera work. Enjoy the making of video here above, but be sure to click the 'continue reading' link below and enjoy the finished commercial after... read more ›
Apr
02
Hopefully you've heard of TED talks. If you haven't, you must check them out. The annual big TED conference happens every winter in California, but there are a series of smaller events that happen worldwide year round... Just so happens that I'm delivering one of those talks at Carnegie Mellon University on this coming Sunday, April 4. Easter for those of you who observe it or like eggs and bunnies. I'll be talking about Fearlessness... read more ›
Mar
30
I began posting portfolios of images shot with my iPhone more than two years ago now. And my love affair isn’t wearing off, it’s growing stronger. The best camera still is--and always will be--the one that’s with you.I post iPhone snapshots everyday to my twitter, facebook, and www.thebestcamera.com, but I haven’t updated my iPhone portfolio page in quite some time. Until yesterday. I dug through a huge pile of images and completely refreshed the gallery... read more ›
Mar
29
Remember the campaign I shot for SanDisk down in New Zealand last autumn? T'was the campaign where SanDisk was cool enough to let me blog/tweet/facebook about shooting the ads in real time, which made it the first global campaign of its kind. In part, those ads I shot have been used to promote their Best Photo Sequence contest in partnership with Freeskier and Snowboard Magazine.Plain and simple, the best skiing and the best snowboard photo... read more ›
Mar
26
I had a mini-epiphany after receiving some comments and re-reading a post I wrote earlier this week called Bet on Hard Work Over Talent.That epiphany is pretty simple. I forgot to include one or two key sentences: We shouldn't celebrate or over-dramatize that we work hard, because no one cares. If you're a professional creative, then working hard and being good at your job is the price of admission.We don't hear PGA golfer Phil Mickelson... read more ›
Mar
24
Even after years of doing this stuff, I still get excited watching $70k worth of camera hanging 30 feet in the air off a couple of measly bolts.Last week I posted two 3 minute films that I've been commissioned by Russell Investments to create exploring the topic of 'risk'. In these vids (please check them out here if you missed them), our crew hauled a RED One digital cinema camera and a handful of... read more ›
Mar
22
"If I’m going to be in this industry, I’m going to want to be the best at it. And yet I couldn’t guarantee is that I was going to be the most talented in this business. But one thing I could guarantee is that I was going to work harder than anyone else." -David Droga, Founder of droga5 AgencyCreative talent has always been a wispy thing, although you may know exactly where you fit in... read more ›
